Tencent under pressure to step up its game as regulatory restrictions biteTencent Holdings, which has lost some $200 billion in market value this year, is facing fresh criticism from analysts and investors unnerved by regulatory roadblocks, a fuzzy overseas strategy and gro...
Iran looks warily to China for help as US sanctions resumeIt's hard not to see China wherever you look in Iran. From Chinese goods flooding markets to its business people eager for deals as Western business interests flee, Iran likely will further embrace Be...
Apple to broaden iPhone lineup with more screenApple on Wednesday was expected to unveil new iPhones, playing up eye-grabbing edge-to-edge screens in a bid to strengthen its position in a largely saturated global smartphone market. Apple has remai...
Oil prices rise on lower US crude inventories, looming Iran sanctionsOil prices rose on Wednesday following a report that crude inventories in the United States fell and as looming sanctions against Iran raised expectations of tightening supplies, with top producer Rus...
Asian leaders fault US, say open trade best growth optionA top Chinese official and leaders of several Southeast Asian countries said Wednesday that moves by the US to limit trade and protect American businesses pose a grave threat to the world economy. Unc...
South Korea unemployment rate highest since global financial crisis, adds to president’s woesSouth Korea's unemployment rate hit an eight-year high in August as mandatory minimum wages rose, adding to economic policy frustrations and political challenges for President Moon Jae-in whose approv...